Master Plan Executive Steering Committee
This committee will meet as needed to provide strategic guidance related to the overall goals, objectives and processes of the Master Plan’s development. This Committee will provide high-level insights to the planning process, along with practical interpretations of the University’s Strategic Plan.
- Co-Chair: Liesl Folks, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
- Co-Chair: Peter Dourlein, Associate Vice President, University Architect
- Lisa Rulney, Senior Vice President for Business Affairs and CFO
- Steve Moore, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing / Communications Officer
- Jon Dudas, Senior Vice President, Senior Associate to the President, Secretary of the University
- Michael Dake, Senior Vice President, Health Sciences
- Laura Todd Johnson, Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs / General Counsel
- Steve Voeller, Vice President, Government / Community Relations
- Elizabeth (Betsy) Cantwell, Senior Vice President, Research and Innovation
- Dave Heeke, Vice President and Director of Athletics
- Gary Packard, Dean, College of Applied Science and Technology
- Elliott Cheu, Associate Vice President, University Research Initiatives
- Marc Miller, Dean, James E. Rogers College of Law
- Andrew Schulz, Vice President for the Arts
- Nancy Pollock-Ellwand, Dean, College of Architecture-Landscape Architecture
- Jessica Summers, Professor, Teaching / Learning and Sociocultural Studies
- Sam Keim, Department Head, Emergency Medicine
- Marla Franco, Assistant Vice Provost, Hispanic-Serving Institution Initiatives
- John-Paul Roczniak, President & CEO, UA Foundation
- Patrick Robles, President, Associated Students of the University of Arizona
- Luis Irizarry Figueroa, Graduate and Professional Student Council
- Leila Hudson, Faculty Senate
Master Plan Operations Committee
This committee meets as needed to keep the Master Plan process moving forward smoothly. This committee will oversee the more detailed processes related to the Master Plan effort and ensure that the established Strategic Plan objectives are being met.
- Chair: Peter Dourlein, Assistant Vice President for Planning, Design & Construction
- Gail Burd, Senior Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
- R. Brooks Jeffery, Associate Vice President, Research
- Kasandra Urquidez, Vice President, Enrollment Management
- Arezu Corella, Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Programming Operations and Systems
- Julie Katsel, Senior Director, Government Relations / Local and Community
- Angela Souza, Senior Director, Planning and Facilities, Health Sciences
- Derek van der Merwe, Assistant Vice President / Chief Operating Officer, Athletics
- Craig Henderson, Vice President, Executive Office of the President
- Trevor Ledbetter, Director, Office of Sustainability
- Chris Kopach, Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management
- Jim Sayre, Executive Director of Parking & Transportation Services
- Bruce Vaughan, Director, Real Estate
- John Paul Jones III, Dean, Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Jeff Silvertooth, Environmental Science-Res
- Shane Burgess, Vice President, Agriculture-Life and Veterinary Sciences / Cooperative Extension
- Francisco Pedroza, Assistant Dean, Business-Finance
- Amanda Kraus, Assistant Vice President, Campus Life
- Alex Blandeburgo, Chief Housing Officer / Executive Director, Housing & Residential Life
Focus Groups
A number of focus groups will be utilized to provide input to the Master Planning process. These groups include:
These committee and focus group reviews are intended to ensure that all campus and community stakeholders have an opportunity to provide input and help shape the University’s growth and development plan for the future. Even if some stakeholders do not fully agree with all of the planning concepts taken forward, they should know that they’ve been heard and understand the issues and challenges that were considered during their development.